Femme Fatales, ‘Female Psychopaths’ and Narrative ‘Science’: Part One —Tristam Vivian Adams
This is part one of two of 'Femme Fatales, "Female Psychopaths" and Narrative "Science"' by Tristam Vivian Adams, author of The Psychopath Factory. Adams discussed the topic of this essay in a recent episode of Very Loose Women on Resonance FM. Read
The Ferguson Revolt Did Not Take Place — Richard Gilman-Opalsky
This is an edited extract from Richard Gilman-Opalsky's Specters of Revolt: On the Intellect of Insurrection and Philosophy From Below (out now). He will be speaking at Five Leaves bookshop, Nottingham (UK) on 16th March (more details/FB event) The Ferguson Revolt Did Not
“Fiat ars – pereat mundus” — Huw Lemmey
The first mistake in analysing the travel ban is thinking its primary aim is to ban travel. It won't work. It isn't intended to work. The Trump administration is not aiming to institute effective policy. It's aiming to communicate. If
Richard Gilman-Opalsky speaks
Last week I had the privilege of speaking with Richard Gilman-Opalsky about his new book Specters of Revolt. Here is a 12-minute excerpt of our conversation and the transcript is below. --John Tintera Richard Gilman-Opalsky on Specters of Revolt [transcript] I really
Buffoonery and erotic fascism — the meaning of Donald Trump
Buffoonery is almost an extended phenotype of dictators, and in times and places in which seriousness, judiciousness, and integrity reign, the buffoon assumes his rightful place near the bottom of the social order, ranting on street corners or sending out
From honest sociopathy to charming psychopathy
One in five CEO’s have high levels of psychopathic traits! It is a common headline. Bankers have no empathy, are greedy narcissists or egomaniacs. But such vilification misses some important, perhaps uncomfortable, subtleties and similarities. Considering that the laissez-faire finance
It’s been over a month since we “got our country back” – but do we still want it?
At the time of writing, six weeks have passed since the EU referendum and what have we learned, in that time? That 'Brexit means Brexit' (whatever that means), that 'we've got our country back' (the same), that 'we've regained our
Cruel optimism of the will in Bay Area punk production
This is an edited extract from Johanna Issacsson's The Ballerina and the Bull: Anarchist Utopias in the Age of Finance (out now). By 1986 punk was not just a battle cry, it was a scene that required institutions like show spaces and
Interview with JD Taylor, author of Island Story — podcast and transcript
I interviewed JD Taylor—author of Island Story: Journeys Around Unfamiliar Britain—about the motives behind his extraordinary 4-month bike tour of the UK. Dan explains that the bicycle was secondary--what was important was to get out of London and see the parts
Statement on Brexit
Soon it will be difficult to find anyone who will have admitted to doing it. Leave’s leaders are dropping like flies – they can emigrate to Canada and enjoy the perks of an open society they affect to despise, leaving